Montiel bludgeons Morales to the body in Round 1

Fernando Montiel retained his WBO bantamweight title with a crippling first round body-shot knockout over the up-and-coming Ciso Morales moments ago in Las Vegas.

In the first stoppage on the televised pay-per-view Montiel made quick work of his younger opponent when he dispatched him with a single left hook to the body in the opening stanza.

Morales went down in a world of pain and was subsequently counted out. The time was 2:06 of Round 1. With the win Morel improved to 40-2-2 (30 KOs) while the 22 year old Morales suffered his first pro defeat dropping to 14-1 (8 KOs).

Source: Ace Freeman  | FightFan.com